MSFF Question

I wanted to wait before buying a FF wheel and pedals until a few more are on the market but the Thrustmaster may not be out until Dec/Jan, the Saitek looks poor quality and I know little about the Act Lab one. Therefore should I buy the Microsoft FF which is out now? I am impatient and want to play GPL using a wheel and pedals but 1) how do you change gears with the MSFF, and 2) can the two pedal be used independently for brake and gas? Any advice would be appreciated. Paul Jager

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>I wanted to wait before buying a FF wheel and >pedals until a few more are on the market but >the Thrustmaster may not be out until Dec/Jan, >the Saitek looks poor quality and I know >little about the Act Lab one. Therefore should I buy the >Microsoft FF which is out now? >I am impatient and want to play GPL using a wheel and pedals but >1) how do you change gears with the MSFF, and

two paddles behind the wheel yes, they can be combined or separate. Your choice. -Paul

Thrustmaster should have their FF wheels out in the next couple of weeks. First stores to get them will be Best Buy and CompUSA. % I wanted to wait before buying a FF wheel and % pedals until a few more are on the market but % the Thrustmaster may not be out until Dec/Jan, % the Saitek looks poor quality and I know % little about the Act Lab one. Therefore should I buy the % Microsoft FF which is out now? % I am impatient and want to play GPL using a wheel and pedals but % 1) how do you change gears with the MSFF, and % 2) can the two pedal be used independently for brake and gas? % Any advice would be appreciated. % Paul Jager -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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> see below > >I wanted to wait before buying a FF wheel and > >pedals until a few more are on the market but > >the Thrustmaster may not be out until Dec/Jan, > >the Saitek looks poor quality and I know > >little about the Act Lab one. Therefore should I buy the > >Microsoft FF which is out now? > >I am impatient and want to play GPL using a wheel and pedals but > >1) how do you change gears with the MSFF, and > two paddles behind the wheel

Those paddles are actually my only complaint, they are just to small! How about a hardware patch? ;^) I'm thinking about somehow fixing bigger ones over the original ones... l8er ronny -- Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, kiddo?" |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Hehe. That bugged me too :) The pedals are first-rate though... One other point. I do not believe GPL is force-feedback capable, though it sure as hell would help. Man, that's a HARD game! -Larry > Those paddles are actually my only complaint, they are just to small! > How about a hardware patch? ;^)

> Hehe. That bugged me too :) > The pedals are first-rate though... > One other point. I do not believe GPL is force-feedback capable, though > it sure as hell would help. Man, that's a HARD game! And you know what? There's a rumour, Papy will add FF in a patch. Ahh, the e***ment never stops... ;^) l8er ronny -- How to get rid of censorship in German game releases <http://www.gamesmania.com/german/maniac/freedom/freedom.htm |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!